The Meaning of Love is the debut album by Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 pop singer Michelle McManus

Michelle McManus

Michelle McManus is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, radio DJ and television presenter, who rose to fame after winning the second series of the UK talent show Pop Idol....

 released on Sony BMG/Syco

Syco

Syco Entertainment, often known as simply Syco , is a global joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment focused on the production and exploitation of music, television, film and digital content...

. The album was released on February 16, 2004 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was Michelle's first album since winning the UK Talent show Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

 in December 2003. The album yielded two UK Top 40 singles "All This Time and the album's title track "The Meaning of Love

The Meaning of Love (Michelle McManus song)

"The Meaning of Love" is the second single from Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus. The song was released on 26 January 2004 and reached number 16 in the UK and number 29 in Ireland. The song lasts for 4:24. It is on her debut album The Meaning of Love....

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Reception

The Meaning of Love was released to generally unfavourable reviews, but debuted at #3 on the UK Album Charts on the 22 February 2004. In the albums second week, it fell to #14. The album's last seen position on the UK Album Charts was at #72. The Meaning of Love made 7 weeks on the UK Album Charts, selling over 100,000 copies and being certifed Gold by the BPI. Sales did not meet expectations, and McManus was dropped by her record label Sony BMG.

Track listing

#	| Title
1.	"All This Time All This Time (Michelle song) "All This Time" is a song written for the winner of the second series of Pop Idol in the UK. The final two acts in the show, Michelle McManus and Mark Rhodes both performed the song in the final of the show. McManus went on to win, and released "All This Time" as her debut single. It reached... "	4:23
2.	"The Meaning of Love The Meaning of Love (Michelle McManus song) "The Meaning of Love" is the second single from Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus. The song was released on 26 January 2004 and reached number 16 in the UK and number 29 in Ireland. The song lasts for 4:24. It is on her debut album The Meaning of Love.... "	>-	3.	"Say It Isn't So"	4:31
4.	"Emotional"	3:43
5.	"When The World Is Not Enough"	3:43
6.	"Too Fast Too Slow	3:34
7.	"Cast The First Stone"	3:36
8.	"One Life"	3:36
9.	"Feelin' Good"	3:15
10.	"How Can Sorry Ever Mend A Broken Heart"	3:08
11.	"Invincible"	4:44
12.	"Ill Never Know"	4:21
13.	"More Than Anything"	3:25
14	"Once In A Lifetime"	4:08

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	3
Irish Album Charts	64
Scottish Album Charts Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	1